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European Exchange

With the University of Aberdeen exchange programme, you can study in another European country as part of your degree. The credits gained from study abroad count towards your Aberdeen degree programme - so it won't add an extra year to your studies! Participants also receive a grant to help with any extra costs incurred.

Who would this option suit?

European exchange is possible as an undergraduate student at Level 2 and Level 3. Please note that some subjects do not permit Level 3 exchange, or will only allow students to study abroad for a single semester. Check with the Go Abroad Tutor for your subject/s for restrictions.
European exchange is also possible for PhD students, who wish to spend an extended period at a partner university.
European exchange is NOT suitable for Postgraduate Taught Masters students - please look at our other options to find a more suitable opportunity.

Eligibility criteria

In order to apply, students should:

have an overall C average, and be on track to achieve
- 120 Credit points at the end of 1st year AND/OR
- 240 Credit points at the end of 2nd year
have the support of your Go Abroad Tutor/s (you don't need to request this in advance - they will be contacted as part of the application process)

Important point to note

There is a single application deadline (in January), regardless of whether you plan to study abroad in September or January.

Find out more about applying for European exchange on our How to Apply page.

How to search

The University of Aberdeen has partnerships with around 120 universities across Europe. As most European partnerships are subject-specific, opportunities available will depend on your degree programme. Students are only eligible to apply under subjects that are named in the title of their degree programme. Joint degree students can apply under either subject, provided that both subjects are taught at the partner in English. Where agreements are at School level, eg Biological Sciences, students from any subject within the school can apply, provided that relevant courses in English can be found. International Business students should look at agreements according to their degree track, eg Business Management.

Please browse our list of European partnerships below, ordered alphabetically by subject. Within each subject, they are ordered alphabetically by country.

All subjects

Most of these destinations are open to students from all subject disciplines (with the exception of Medicine and Dentistry), on the provision that you can find suitable courses taught in English that meet the requirements of your degree programme.

Where these are restricted to one or two subjects, or we know these destinations to be unsuitable for certain degree programmes, we have noted this, though this list is not exhaustive.

France

University Grenoble Alpes

Germany

Constructor University Bremen

Kiel University*

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz*

Iceland

University of Iceland

Netherlands

VU Amsterdam

Norway

University of Oslo

*Very limited number of courses offered in English.

Accountancy/Finance

Denmark

Copenhagen Business School

Finland

Hanken School of Economics

France

Audencia Business School

NEOMA Business School

Sweden

Umeå University

Anthropology

Estonia

Tallinn University

Finland

University of Lapland

Germany

University of Leipzig

Norway

University of Tromso

Archaeology

Netherlands

University of Amsterdam

Norway

University of Tromso*

*Very limited number of courses offered in English.

Art History

Italy

University of Bologna

Biological Sciences

Denmark

Aarhus University

Ireland

University College Cork

Norway

University of Bergen

University of Tromso

Business Management

Denmark

Copenhagen Business School

Finland

Hanken School of Economics

University of Turku

France

Audencia Business School

NEOMA Business School

Sweden

Umeå University

Celtic & Anglo-Saxon Studies

Ireland

University College Cork

Netherlands

Utrecht University

Chemistry

Denmark

Aarhus University

Please note, students can do their final year MChem Project at non-partner institutions. For further details, please contact the Go Abroad Tutor for Chemistry (MChem).

Computing Science

Denmark

Aarhus University

Germany

University of Freiburg

Italy

University of Padova

Sweden

Stockholm University

Divinity/Religious Studies

Germany

Humboldt University of Berlin*

University of Tübingen*

Netherlands

Theological University Kampen*

Utrecht University

Norway

University of Bergen

*Very limited number of courses offered in English.

Economics

Finland

Hanken School of Economics

France

Audencia Business School

NEOMA Business School

Spain

University of Oviedo

Education

Finland

University of Lapland

Norway

University of Stavanger

Spain

Mondragon University

Sweden

Uppsala University

Engineering

Germany

TU Dresden

Italy

University of Bologna

University of Genoa

University of Padova

Sweden

Chalmers University of Technology

KTH - Royal Institute of Technology

Please note that the above options are only suitable for final year projects. For students wishing to spend time abroad in Level 2, there are no suitable European options - please consider International Exchange instead.

English

Austria

University of Vienna

Belgium

University of Liège

Ireland

Trinity College Dublin

Netherlands

Utrecht University

Norway

University of Bergen

Film & Visual Culture

There are no subject-specific agreements for Film & Visual Culture. For European Exchange options, students should check the suitability of university-wide agreements. Alternatively, students should consider Swiss Exchange or International Exchange options.

French

Belgium

Université Libre de Bruxelles

France

Bordeaux Montaigne University

Rennes 2 University

UCO Angers

University Grenoble Alpes

University of Haute-Alsace

University of Reunion Island

University Savoie Mont Blanc

Gaelic

Ireland

University College Cork

Geography

There are no subject-specific agreements for Geography. For European Exchange options, students should check the suitability of university-wide agreements. Alternatively, students should consider Swiss Exchange or International Exchange options.

Geology

Denmark

Aarhus University

Italy

University of Catania*

University of Naples Federico II

*Suitable for PG only

If you are interested in project opportunities abroad please contact the Go Abroad Tutor for Geology.

German

Austria

University of Graz

Germany

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Kiel University

KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Trier University

University of Bonn

University of Cologne

University of Freiburg

University of Leipzig

University of Regensburg

University of Rostock

* See also University of Zurich under Swiss Exchange.

History

Belgium

Ghent University

Netherlands

University of Amsterdam

University of Groningen

Utrecht University

Poland

University of the National Education Commission, Krakow

The History Department is very keen to encourage and support students thinking about going abroad either for a year or a semester. Normally, students go abroad the whole of Year 2 or one semester in Year 3.

History does not require any specific course matching. So, you are free to take any history courses you wish. On the Exchange Study Plan, you are asked to give an idea of what courses you might take. That will give the Go Abroad Tutor in History an idea of what you're thinking to take. But, the key thing is you're not trying to match any courses you might have taken here at your university abroad.

The History Department want you to take advantage of all the unique offerings abroad not replicate something here, and they will do their best to help you if you want to go abroad.

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